and i put up laura ingalls wilder here because she's born in 1867. she lives through this period, and she is probably our most influential western writer. you know, i say that and you're thinking, laura ingalls wilder, a western writer? her books have been in print since the 1930s. in my generation, everybody read them. what's fascinating about them, she's from a number of places, but she writes out of south dakota. what's fascinating about them is she wrote them in part because she so thoroughly hated the new deal, but she develops in these books a very specific image of a western woman. and of an american woman, and that's somebody who follows a good man, who stays at home in the home, takes care of the kids. and is rewarded for that good behavior. what's fascinating to me about that is that's not the life she lived. that's the life she wrote. in fact, at one point, the family lives above a saloon. in fact, she worked for other people. in fact, she makes most of her own money. in fact, pa is kind of a loser, but that's not what she develops in these

and i put up laura ingalls wilder here because she's born in 1867. she lives through this period, and she is probably our most influential western writer. you know, i say that and you're thinking, laura ingalls wilder, a western writer? her books have been in print since the 1930s. in my generation, everybody read them. what's fascinating about them, she's from a number of places, but she writes out of south dakota. what's fascinating about them is she wrote them in part because she so thoroughly hated the new deal, but she develops in these books a very specific image of a western woman. and of an american woman, and that's somebody who follows a good man, who stays at home in the home, takes care of the kids. and is rewarded for that good behavior. what's fascinating to me about that is that's not the life she lived. that's the life she wrote. in fact, at one point, the family lives above a saloon. in fact, she worked for other people. in fact, she makes most of her own money. in fact, pa is kind of a loser, but that's not what she develops in these

>> i loved all the louisa al cot books, i loved laura ingalls wilder.d not get my daughter to read those no matter how hard i tried. but i mean i liked anything that had a girl at the center of the story really. that's what i was looking for, a reflection of my own experience. the great thing about reading it leads you -- always think as a kid when you read something how do they know that about me? and that's where you learn about the universality of experience. books are important because it's a way for a kid to find themselves. >> you're helping them with this freckleface strawberry and the really big voice. i'm glad you wrote it and kids love it. so "freckleface strawberry and the really big voice" is available now, julianne moore, everybody, and thank you so much again. up next, it is workout wednesday. yeah, i'm taking these kids outside with julianne and we're going to work out with tracy anderson and all that is live right there in times square. >> that would be great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on yo